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Friday, October 21, 2011

Celebrate Fall Blooms


Brrr!!!  Is it as cold where you are as it has been here?  I'm normally a hot natured person, but lately I'm FREEZING with the cooler weather.  I'm a shorts/t-shirt person even during the fall, but I've been in pants, long sleeve & sweatshirts this week.

I'm up early, on my day off, getting my post up and hoping to stamp for a few hours before I go take a little nap.  Unfortunately, I'm stranded at home without a car as my reliable ol' car decided it needed a vacation for a few days.

Today over at Blogger's Challenge, Lisa has challenged us with Fall Blooms.  When Fall blooms around here, that means the leaves are changing colors and littering my lawn for clean-up.  I was amazed that last weekend we did some major lawn work and last night when I was out there, all the acorns from the trees are ALL over the place.  The squirrels are definitely happy with the lazy work they will have to do!


For this card, I pulled out one of my Clear & Simple Stamps sets, Icons I, which has this cute leaf stamp in it.  I daubed some of my Distress Stains on my mat, spritzed it with some water and laid my card stock on top of it.  Then I stamped the image in a grid pattern using the Card Positioning Systems sketch this week.

Hope you will join us this week at Blogger's Challenge by linking your Fall Blooms creation here.

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Card details:
Stamps: Icons I and Feathers from Clear &  Simple Stamps
Cardstock: Brown Leather Satchel, Ruby Red, Old Olive, Basic Grey Indian Summer
Inks: Peeled Paint, Antique Linen, Fired Brick Distress Stains, Dish all the Dirt Brown

11 comments:

Clear and Simple Stamps said...

love the distressed leaves! I know its getting chilly here too....where has my summer gone :)

BarbaraW said...

Love the leaf grid. The single word at the top says it all. Wonderful card.

Silvia(Barnie) said...

It's a wonderful autumnal card.

TenSGal said...

What a beautiful card! loved the technique and the grid....so pretty and perfect for the fall!

Gayle Page-Robak said...

Wonderful Autumn card, Kim. I have seen so many leaves falling, but prefer them in your card. Hugs, Gayle.

Lisa Somerville said...

Wonderful fall card! The watercolor distress tech looks fab with your leaves!

Stampin in the suburbs said...

Really pretty.

Chrissy D said...

What a pretty background on your grid! Gorgeous card, Kim!

Suzanne C said...

Ohhh... Lovely design and the distressing on your leaves is beautiful!

Ida said...

How pretty! Love the colors of your fall leaves. Isn't this time of year gorgeous!

Kimberly Gajewski said...

This is lovely Kim! The leaves are fantastic! Well done! :D

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